Horse Close Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.91205, -0.41899
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
1 signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,634 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Raven · Barn Owl · Peregrine +17
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2022
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2021▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2020
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Violet Ground Beetle
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Common Soft-brome · Oxeye Daisy · Wall Speedwell · Black Horehound · Creeping Cinquefoil +57
- Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Bulrush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,634 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Raven · Barn Owl · Peregrine +17
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2022
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2021▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2020
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Violet Ground Beetle
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Common Soft-brome · Oxeye Daisy · Wall Speedwell · Black Horehound · Creeping Cinquefoil +57
- Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Bulrush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typha latifolia
Typha latifolia
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgarePrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumLesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilisLesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonum